(formerly known as Reader’s Theater)
Actors read from a script with minimal staging. Typically no memorization, costumes, blocking, sets, or special lighting are used. Performers bring the text alive with study and interpretation, and communicate the story using voice, facial expressions, and gestures.
SUMMER 2025
Step into the raw, emotional world of S.E. Hinton’s timeless classic, “The Outsiders.” Set in 1960s America, this gripping coming-of-age story follows Ponyboy Curtis and his tight-knit gang of “Greasers” as they struggle with identity, loyalty, and survival in a society divided by class. When a confrontation with the rival “Socs” spirals into tragedy, the lines between right and wrong blur, forcing these young people to grow up fast.
Expect intense drama, powerful themes, and unforgettable characters in this stage adaptation that brings the heartache, hope, and rebellion of youth to life. Whether you’re a longtime fan or discovering it for the first time, “The Outsiders” delivers a visceral theater experience full of passion, grit, and soul.
Stay gold—and don’t miss it.
A Youth Workshop Production Directed by Scott and Lisa Bertram
PREVIOUS SHOWS IN THE SERIES
Two strangers, a man and a woman, board a San Francisco BART train at 4:30 a.m. They’re alone in the car, each is married, both are doing the New York Times crossword. She’s an organized, sensible psychologist. He’s a free-spirited, unemployed ad exec. She is a crossword pro, he always quits. When he tosses his puzzle away, she snaps, “Crosswords are a metaphor for life, those who finish, succeed, those who don’t, fail.” Now he vows to finish. Why? He’s a competitor and she happens to be lovely. This starts an eighty-minute ride described by critics as “Hilarious,” “Witty,” “Romantic,” “Poignant,” and “Wonderfully entertaining.” Two opposites in an enclosed space, attacking each other’s values but also being swayed and intrigued by them. They each have serious life problems that the other helps solve. Their trip is filled with unpredictable, but believable, surprises, even a passionate kissing embrace or two. As the train ride ends, it’s obvious each of them has been changed for the better.
Starring Darcy Hall and Dave Zarka